Library Orientation Quiz
Name__________________________________
Course Number and Section _______________
1. Choose one of the following authors to use as an author search in our online catalog: Jon Stewart; 2)
Jane Smiley; 3) Toni Morrison; 4) Stephen King. Circle the author you chose.
What is the first title listed?________________________________________
What is the call number?___________________
2. Choose one of the following titles to use as a title search in our online catalog: 1) A Million Little
Pieces 2) The Grapes of Wrath 3) I Am America. Circle the author you chose.
Who is the author?_____________________________________
What is the call number?_____________________
3. Choose one of the following words do an anywhere search for titles in our online catalog:
1) fishing and Shenandoah 2) flowers and Monticello 3) acid and rain
How many titles did your search retrieve?_____________
Write down one of the titles that were retrieved.________________________________________
4. What is the Library of Congress Classification System call number for these topics? (Try the links on
the Library Orientation page)
Psychology _____________
American literature_____________
5. Number the following call numbers in the correct order: (Try the links on the Library Orientation
page)
_____DA 502 .F75
_____P 1689 .M773
_____DA 502 .F6
_____PS 3568 .M42
6. Using the Academic Search Complete online periodical database, Select Subject Terms from the drop
down menu. Enter the terms emotional and intelligence in the Search Box and click SEARCH . Click on
the box to limit your search to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals. Select one of the articles to complete
the following questions:
What is the title of the article?_________________________________________________
What is the title of the periodical (Source)?______________________________________________
Is the article available in full-text?________
7. Using the Subject Guide to Online Periodical Databases, select a database appropriate to your major
or hobby, and type in the Search Box a topic of interest to you. Select one of the articles to complete the
following questions.
What is the title of the article?_____________________________________________
What is the title of the periodical?___________________________________________
Is the article available in full-text?________
8. Choose one periodical title from the Library Periodical Holdings list.
The periodical name: _______________________________________________________________
What years does the library own the periodical: Online? _____________ In print? ______________
9. Using the Subject Guide to Online Reference Sources, Choose Encyclopedias and Almanacs from the
table at the top, and then choose one of the encyclopedias listed. Enter the term basques in the Search
Box and click SEARCH. Select one of the articles to complete the following questions.
Which encyclopedia did you use?_____________________________________________________
Write something you learned about the Basques:_________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
10. Choose a website on any topic, write the URL here ___________________________________ and
evaluate the site using the four questions from the Evaluating Web Sites handout.
Point 1: __________________________________________________________________________
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Point 2: __________________________________________________________________________
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Point 3: __________________________________________________________________________
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Point 4: __________________________________________________________________________
Please don’t forget to fill out the online demo evaluation form.